Over 80 years of history, from colonial branch school to today.
Zhaonan Elementary School was founded in 1942 during the Japanese colonial era as a branch school of Zhunan National School, becoming independent the following year in 1943. Today it is a large school with 72 classes and about 1,999 students. Zhaonan offers a diverse range of extracurricular teams, including table tennis, recorder ensemble, track and field, Chinese orchestra, taiko drumming, and a ukulele club — reflecting over 80 years of institutional lineage dating to the Japanese colonial period.
照南國小創立於昭和17年（1942年）日治時期，原為竹南國民學校分教場，隔年（1943年）獨立設校。學校現為大型學校，共有72班、約1,999名學生。照南國小提供多元社團選擇，包括桌球隊、直笛隊、田徑隊、國樂團、太鼓隊與烏克麗麗社，展現逾80年的辦學傳承，可追溯至日治時期。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 A Large, 80-Plus-Year-Old School
逾80年歷史大型學校
With 72 classes and about 1,999 students, Zhaonan Elementary is one of Zhunan's largest schools, carrying over 80 years of institutional history.
🥁 A Taiko Drumming Team
太鼓隊
Among its many extracurricular offerings, Zhaonan fields a taiko drumming team, giving students a distinctive performing-arts outlet.
🎻 A Chinese Orchestra and Recorder Ensemble
國樂團與直笛隊
The school supports a Chinese orchestra and recorder ensemble, alongside a ukulele club, reflecting a strong tradition of music education.
🏓 Competitive Table Tennis and Track
桌球隊與田徑隊
Zhaonan also fields competitive table tennis and track and field teams, rounding out a broad extracurricular program for its large student body.
A layered history from the colonial era to today.
Founded during the Japanese colonial era as a branch school, Zhaonan Elementary embodies the layered educational history of coastal Zhunan township, from colonial-era schooling through post-war Hakka-Hoklo community growth. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Gongjiao Rd., Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan (near Zhaonan Junior High; exact street address not available)
苗栗縣竹南鎮公教路（鄰照南國中，詳細門牌未查得）
Last updated: July 2026 · Content adapted and condensed from the school's official Chinese-language website by the Taiwan Bilingual Hub team, not yet reviewed by the school. If you're from Zhaonan Elementary School and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.